The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-05
KENTUCKY'S DEMOCRACY.
CARLISLE AND wATTERSoN DRAFT
THE PLATFORM.

Fr0S1QeuU ClSVS1dIlo 1uuOTSSQ-ADOl-
ton of War Taxes Demanded-Con-
stitutional Currency Good Enough
for the Whole Country-Gen. Buck
ner Nominated for Governor by Ac-
clamation.
LOUISVILLE, May 4.-The Democratic
convention, which meets to nominate a
ticket for State officers, was called to order
In Iiederkranz Hall in this city at noon to-
nav by Col Stoddard johnson, chairman of
the State Central Committee.
Senator Sam F. Hill, of Hartford. was
elected temporary chairman. Temporary
Chairman Hill had just concluded his ad-
dress on taking his seat, when Hon. James
Mckenzie introduced resolution heartily
indorsing the administration of President
Cleveland, and moved its adoption without
waiting the completion of the permanent
organization, and without formal reference
to the Committee on Resolutions.
TAULBEC OBJECTS.
Mr.. Mckenzie was cheered as he read his
resolution but Congressman Taulbec sprano
to his feet and moved that Mr.. McKenzieS s
motion be laid upon the table, declaring
that its adoption would commit the Democ-
was known to be antagonistic, such as
silver, civil service, etc He was for any
resolution indorsing President Cleveland's s
honesty and integrity of purpose. [Cheers ]
After withdrawing his motion to Law upon
the table, his motion that the resolution be
referred to the Committee on Resolutions
was adopted. Chairman Hill afterward de-
cided Mr. McKenze's motion out of order
wATTERsoN's SPEECH.
While the committee We're out calls were
made for speeches. Henry Watterson was
recognized and called for with much enthu-
siam. DIR. Watterson was escorted to the
stand Following are among the salient
points of his speech Rarely in the history
of the politics of the country has there been
greater need of some vitalizing current in
the Democratic councils than there now is
and where shall we look for this current if
not in Kentucky? The only distinct line
of policy which at this time awakens the en-
thusasm of our friends is everywhere de-
scrbed as ''the Kentucky idea" [Cheers. ]
And what is the Kentucky idea! 1t is, as
far as / am able to interpret and if there be
anything do understand, as the old woman
SAID Of her "biuein," it is the Democracy of
Kentucky. 1t is sturdily clinging to the
idea that the government belongs to many
and is not the exclusive property of few.
and an obstinate instance that this idea
shall be carried into every legislative affair,
and applied alike to the self-annointed and
great unwashed fellow Democrats
STRANGE TIMES.
''We have stumbled upon times which, if
they do not try mems souls, are enongh to
nauseate dogs [Laughter.l Turn which
ever way you will, it shall go lucky with
you if you do not stick your nose in a bottle
OF patent medicine prepared for the regener-
alton OF mankind. There is the protection
lst wonderful iron tonic for
making men rich by taxation. daughter. ]
There is mugwump's civil SCI vice elixir for
purifying the system and perpetuating
liberty by the erection of an aristocracy OF
Office ON the ruins of representative govern
ment [Cheers There is frauds own
pauper patriotic liniment, which proposes
to exterminate vagabondism by making
every tramp pensioner. [Laughterl
THE EDUCATIONAL BILL.
There is that delicious sugar coated.
couble-compound educational capsule which
Is TO be given to every little nigger in the
land before he goes to bed, and when he
gets up In the morning he shall come forth
scholar and a gentleman. prolonged
cheers There is the universal renovatol'
and social, moral and political cure-all
teetotal prohibition pOrus plaster [laughterl,
which viii stick to you like
brother, and which is expected to convert
every drinking saloon into a temple of wor-
snip and repcople the world with red-nosed
angels l am against every one Of these
4uack remedies [Cheers.l And against
t1e men who are in favor of them. Zap
pause 1t would amaze the fathers of this
republic to look in upon us today and 70
behold the elaborate architecture and fur
hlture which the vanity of men and the in
6enmty OF the devil have contributed to
oVerlay and decorate the simple Republican
structure they hewed out of the forests of
nature Ga and built upon the rocks of liberty.
CheeIs.l
MR.. BLACKBURN'S PLEA.
Senator Joe Blackburn received hearty
call for speech, and delivered a ringing
Dehlocratlc address. After referring to
kentucky affairs he said: '"Let Kentucky's
sovereign Democracy send forth to the other
states a platform so broad, so true, so cath
Uiic, so Democratic that it shall be taken as
Ihe cornerstone of the national platform to
pe framed In the next national campaign
Iar. Blackburn said that the Democrats
9nould demand reduction of the expenses
0I the government and the placing of the
puTden OF taxation where it could be most
easily borne. Speaking of the party in
national affairs, he said the party had
lledged itself to correct the evils and abuses
~ I1e government. The party had charged
@ tne republicans with laxity Of method and
wltn corruption in Office. 1t had charged
Ve'Aos were 700 n1gn ana the expenses
ol tne government too great These
ABUSES the Democratic party promised to
leaorm. 1t was now ON trial IL could not
aHord to admit that it had failed in its
promises. The civil service had at least
.een Dsen reformed in this, that since President
1ieVeland was inaugurated not "a man
~ Wnon ne had appointed had defaulted and
could not be shown that a' dollar had
Deen lost. The party had given the country
cean hand administration, honest in its
bbeallngs with the people. Tho party had
huleStly sought TO reform taxes and would
continue its efforts
IMPORTANCE OF THE CONVENTION.
Hon. w. G. 2. Breckenridge, Congress
tah .llah from the Ashland district, in response
70 repeated calls, in his remarks said: "This
ttonyehtlon has an opportunity to put Ken
~ lucky at the head of the Democratic column,
- u mas conservatism, prudence, the firm
tn3 neas and wisdom, and he who to-day under
.siNeS 70 speak from this platform 20 this
invention should speak with asense of that
aaesponslbility upon him. [Applause.l We
ore ore part OF the American Democracy. We
aIe out OF the clouds of war. We are
aaMay from sectional disputes. We are the
hisC convention TO lay down a platform for
t,,e, t,e broad national campaign. Can Ken
SSSieAy under Carlisle DO like she was under
Silay, and have her words repeated APPROX
GUY all over America? This very after